At first glance, the medieval Corpus Christi plays from N-Town, Wakefield,
and York detailing the events of Christ's crucifixion bear little resemblance
to secular renaissance dramas, such as the plays of Shakespeare.
However, ...

At the Battle of San Jacinto, General Sam Houston said "Remember the
Alamo!" The question however is how should we remember it? Do we
remember it as the American icon of freedom and liberty that has forever
idolized ...

Belzil, Camille(Lethbridge Undergraduate Research JournalUniversity of LethbridgeUniversity of Lethbridge, 2007-06)

As a family, Alu retrotransposons compose the single largest component of
the human genome [2]. They are thought to have arisen from the gene
coding for 7SL RNA, a component of the signal recognition particle [14, 19,
23]. ...

Belzil, Camille(Lethbridge Undergraduate Research JournalUniversity of LethbridgeUniversity of Lethbridge, 2007-01)

Alzheimer's dementia is a complex disorder in both its symptoms and its
mechanisms. While it is not a normal part of aging, its prevalence
increases exponentially with age. As the 'baby-boomer' generation begins
to enter ...

Vossebelt, Jorina(Lethbridge Undergraduate Research JournalUniversity of LethbridgeUniversity of Lethbridge, 2006-04)

Children's Literature of the Nineteenth Century was often used to
promote imperialist or nationalist ideas, as is evident in H. Rider Haggard's
novel King Solomon's Mines. This paper examines Haggard's personal
convictions ...

Anorexia Nervosa is a disorder suffered by primarily women throughout the world. Exploring the causes and treatment methods has been the focus of research of many therapists and psychologists. The traditional perspective ...

Yates, Lindsay(Lethbridge Undergraduate Research JournalUniversity of LethbridgeUniversity of Lethbridge, 2007-01)

This essay reviews many poems and letters written by Lady Mary Wortley
Montagu and relates certain events to her perspectives on a woman's
identity. Two important events for Montagu were her marriage and the
aging ...

Quick and reliable mapping of Tsunami hazard location and intensity
is of great importance to mankind. The conventional methods for assessing
these natural disasters rely on models that are both very time-consuming
and ...

This article argues for banning the use of cluster munitions by the United States and in general. It examines cluster munitions and the effects they have on a population and whether or not they should be used according to ...

In 1939, the Canadian government reached an agreement with Great
Britain and other Commonwealth Dominions that created a monumental
training regime within Canada's borders. The British Commonwealth Air
Training Plan has ...

Canada is a nation that is built on immigration and is fortunate in that it benefits from the diverse skills and abilities that immigrants contribute to the labour pool. Throughout the last century, there have been many ...

Lind, Erica(Lethbridge Undergraduate Research JournalUniversity of LethbridgeUniversity of Lethbridge, 2008-03)

To study the formation of a genre is to study the evolution of human thought and expression regarding a certain element of our experience. The evolution of ethnography (the descriptive documentation of a culture) in ...

Ney, Philip(Lethbridge Undergraduate Research JournalUniversity of LethbridgeUniversity of Lethbridge, 2006-04)

In contrast to many of today's sectarian religious figures, Thomas
Aquinas was interested in engaging the best of secular philosophy; seeing
what his tradition could gain from philosophy and how his tradition could
contribute ...

Pierre, Dudith(Lethbridge Undergraduate Research JournalUniversity of South FloridaUniversity of South Florida, 2009-03)

Objective-The purpose of this research is to examine college students' attitudes and knowledge of fertility preservation for cancer patients. The specific hypotheses were that students would have low levels of knowledge ...

River channels are dynamic landforms that play an important role in regulating riparian ecosystems. At a fundamental level, river erosion and deposition produce changes in the riparian zone that lead to the creation of new ...